Full Patch

[bobgar]

I was looking at purchasing some vintage Krag ammo. The ammo is "full patch" does anybody know what "full patch" means?

[Parashooter]

In today's terminology, "full metal jacket" is used instead of "full patch". Means the same thing, every part of the bullet's core (except the base), is covered by the jacket - usually cupronickel back in the Krag's day, normally "gilding metal" (copper-zinc) or mild steel today.

[bobgar]

Thank You

[PhillipM]

I've got some Winchester full metal patch made sometime between the introduction of the model 54 and the model 70.